Godfried laube



(No Model.)

No. 598,051. Paten-ted Jan. 25, 1898.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Erice.

GODFRIED LAURE, OF HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO VIRGIL LEE GRABLE AND GEORGE GLOVER, OF MALAKOFF, TEXAS.

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SPECIFICATION 'forming part of Letters Patent No. 598,051, dated January 25, 1898.

` Application tiled December 19, 1896. Serial No. 616,327. (No model.)

To f1/ZZ whom it may cian/cern.-

Beit known that I, GODFRIED LAURE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Huron, in thc county of Beadlle and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein 'to Jthe accompanying drawings.

The object of this invention is to produce a top which will be capable of unusual inoinentum with the resultant prolonged action.

A further object is to provide a top in which Jthe power for driving is applied midway between its bearings, and, furthermore, in providing, if desired, a continuously-operating toy.

A further object is to produce a toy of the above-referred-to class with a sounder which will increase its pleasure and amusement producing qualities.

A still further object is to produce a toy having the advantagesabove enumerated which will be simple in construction, strong and durable, and comparatively inexpensive.

lVith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel details of construction, as Well as in the combination and arrangement of parts, to be hereinafter more fully set forth and speciiically claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specication, wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views,in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of my top, showing one embodiment of the invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view of a modified form in which the sounder is employed, and Fig. 3 is a cen tral sectional view of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, a is the top, consisting of knob-like sections h b, with an interposed ann nular groove c for the reception of the string or other flexible pulling agent d.

Each end of the body is provided with spindies e, embedded in the wood. In this construction the spindles are of metal, as they will better withstand the wear.

The handle consists of a piece of wire bent centrally and twisted toform a handhold f, 5o the ends of the wire dix-*erging and then bent on a longitudinal plane with the handheld. Each extremityis bent to produce a U-shaped bearing g, in which the spindles rest.

In Fig. 2 the enlarged ends l l have the 55 spindles 2 formed therewith. Each enlargement has transverse apertures 3, intersected by longitudinal passages 4, terminating at the outer walls.

Embedded in the body and forming one 6o wall of the transverse openings are Sounders 4E, similar to the reeds of an ordinary harmonicon, and as the air circulates through the passages, as described, the reeds will be acted on, as will be apparent.

The invention will be understood from the foregoing description, coupled with the drawings, and it will be noted, in view of the modifications shown and described, that various changes may be resorted to in the proportions 7o and other details of construction of both the top and sounders and yet the spirit of the invention will not be departed from.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters 7 5 Patent, is-

A top consisting of a body, enlargements at each end of the body, said enlargements having transverse openings therethrough, and ,longitudinal openings leading into the 8o first-named openings, semicylindrical strips having holes therein, reeds secured over the holes, said strips being placed within the transverse openings so that the reeds come in front of the longitudinal openings, spindles 8 5 projecting at each end of the body, and bearings for the spindles whereby the top may be revolved, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GODFRIED LAUBE.

TWitnesses ZULA VEEN- LAUBE, Gnovnn CLEVELAND G. LAURE. 

